text_original: If the king chose to hold him up to moral reprobation he had no valid defence to offer. He had disregarded the criticisms of others that he might serve the king more faithfully ; but if the king took upon himself the office of critic he had nothing to urge. It was because Henry had taken the measure of churchmen such as Wolsey that he ventured in later times to hold such lofty lan  guage in addressing the clergy.
text_transcription: IF THE KING CHOSE TO HOLD HIM UP TO MORAL REPROBATION HE HAD NO VALID DEFENSE TO OFFER HE HAD DISREGARDED THE CRITICISMS OF OTHERS THAT HE MIGHT SERVE THE KING MORE FAITHFULLY BUT IF THE KING TOOK UPON HIMSELF THE OFFICE OF CRITIC HE HAD NOTHING TO URGE IT WAS BECAUSE HENRY HAD TAKEN THE MEASURE OF CHURCHMEN SUCH AS WOLSEY THAT HE VENTURED IN LATER TIMES TO HOLD SUCH LOFTY LANGUAGE IN ADDRESSING THE CLERGY
phonemes: ɪf ðə kˈɪŋ tʃˈoʊz tə hˈoʊld hˌɪm ˌʌp tə mˈɔːɹəl ɹˌɛpɹəbˈeɪʃən hiː hæd nˈoʊ vˈælɪd dᵻfˈɛns tʊ ˈɔfɚ. hiː hæd dˌɪsɹɪɡˈɑːɹdᵻd ðə kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəmz ʌv ˈʌðɚz ðæt hiː mˌaɪt sˈɜːv ðə kˈɪŋ mˈɔːɹ fˈeɪθfəli ; bˌʌt ɪf ðə kˈɪŋ tˈʊk əpˌɑːn hɪmsˈɛlf ðɪ ˈɑːfɪs ʌv kɹˈɪɾɪk hiː hæd nˈʌθɪŋ tʊ ˈɜːdʒ. ɪt wʌz bɪkˈʌz hˈɛnɹi hæd tˈeɪkən ðə mˈɛʒɚɹ ʌv tʃˈɜːtʃmɛn sˈʌtʃ ɐz wˈɑːlsi ðæt hiː vˈɛntʃɚd ɪn lˈeɪɾɚ tˈaɪmz tə hˈoʊld sˈʌtʃ lˈɔfti lˈæn ɡwˈɑːdʒ ɪn ɐdɹˈɛsɪŋ ðə klˈɜːdʒi.